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On my E89 it does it the first time the car is started (and the lights are on naturally) and then a time period needs to expire before it will do it again. I can make it do it more than once in my commute (~25 mins) but I don't think it's ever done it twice. Manual says it will clean the headlights when it's appropriate.
 
Yeah on the e46 it does it the first time you pull the stalk if the lights are on but I've never noticed it cleaning them again unless the car is restarted ( I may never have tried it even 5 times with the lights on though)
 
Myshra said:
On my E89 it does it the first time the car is started (and the lights are on naturally) and then a time period needs to expire before it will do it again. I can make it do it more than once in my commute (~25 mins) but I don't think it's ever done it twice. Manual says it will clean the headlights when it's appropriate.
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rodenal said:
Yeah on the e46 it does it the first time you pull the stalk if the lights are on but I've never noticed it cleaning them again unless the car is restarted ( I may never have tried it even 5 times with the lights on though)
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Right so maybe its not faulty, but still one isn't retracting properly so with a few other niggles i'll get it booked in.
 
Forgive me if this has already been posted, but DANG!!!!

http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/en/news/current-news/2013/11/235i.html

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Picked myself up an LPG converted (BRC system) 02 X5 4.6is a couple of weeks ago, really pleased with it - even though the gas needs re-calibrating, happy to finally be a BMW owner.
Currently averaging 12.5MPG on gas which is around 23MPG equivalent on petrol. Happy with that considering it's round town in a roaring V8 beast :D.
 
The only pic I have at the moment, I'll grab some once my lpg interface cable comes and I get it washed.
http://nov.imghost.us/jPRL.jpg

Edit: Holy mahoosive image alert.
Edit2: Should also point out that the interface cable isn't going to wash, nor be used during the washing of my car. It'll just give me an excuse to get some pics of the engine/gas conversion!
 
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Bloody windscreen cracked, has been working its way up from the tax disc holder for a few days now and is getting worryingly large! Replacement due Monday
 
Indeed, underneath it says 91-98 but my point is if I shouldn't be putting 95 in then why is it the number that stands out the most?

I hope I'm not doing any damage to it by using 95. I ran it in very gently and have taken very good care of it so I'd be gutted if I was causing harm.
 
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You wont be causing it any harm, UK premium ULSP is very good quality. That engine will be designed for safe use all the way down to nasty sulphur ridden 91.
 
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Indeed, underneath it says 91-98 but my point is if I shouldn't be putting 95 in then why is it the number that stands out the most?

I hope I'm not doing any damage to it by using 95. I ran it in very gently and have taken very good care of it so I'd be gutted if I was causing harm.
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Nobody said you shouldn't use it and it won't do anydamage but if the manufacturer recommends 98 I see no reason not to follow that recommendation.
 
91-98 will be what it can run on, 95 will be what it was set to run on at the factory.
Most modern cars use some sort of knock/lambda setup so they will retard the engine if it starts to knock or run lean etc so you wont be doing any damage, not sure if they'll advance the engine if you run them on 98> though, BMW's arent really my area...
 
Never read the 1 series manual but my 5 Series manual states it's designed to run on 98 but can be run on 95 but may not meet the.quoted performance and consumption figures.
 
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